To expect my nanny NOT to feed my two year old a McDonalds Happy Meal?

[coolbeans]

I know it's not the end of the world and he is nearly three but I don't think it's unreasonable to expect her to ASK me, at least, before takes him out and stuffs him full of chicken nuggets and chips for lunch.

I'm not against McD's as such, but he's still really little and there's no need to take him there yet - it's not a bloody treat - as she seems to think.

I think that's what has annoyed me most. It's just food, I don't want him associating it with being a "treat" outing.

Really? I use a lot of different professional services for all kinds of things in my life and I don't expect to micromanage any of them - I like to manage from a distance, be it my lawyer, my doctor, my cleaner, my babysitter or my window cleaner. I trust them all to be professional and to already possess the skills necessary to carry out their duties responsibly.

There is a big difference between communicating your needs and micromanaging. Are you a manager, blueshoes?

And telling one's nanny that you object to fast food or have no problem with it occasionally is not micro managing!

Anna, I would expect that if something is important to my boss that he/she would tell me about it upfront. Rather than judge that I could not read his/her mind. That is good management, not taking things for granted.

My favourite bit so far is 'managing the window cleaner from a distance' - do you mean the bottom of the ladder?

Anna, do you not say to your window cleaner which windows you want doing? and to your lawyer what cases to deal with (Goodness knows what you need a lawyer for) and to your doctor what the problem is? Therefore by that rational telling your nanny that you don't wish for a child to have what every other bloody child with normal parents has is to be expected.

Yes Anna, I manage I manage projects and the people that work on those projects. Communication and getting along with people is what I am good at.

My cleaner was Polish. We didn't do "vectors of communication". I left her 50 euros and when i came home the house was clean and all the ironing done. I guess we were both happy with this arrangement. Micromanagement my arse.

Fio is brilliant on this thread.

Lots of overextrapolation of middle class hysteria from others.

In my book, knowing about nutrition is just a basic skill that anyone claiming to be able to care for a child and expect payment for it ought to possess.

lol at 'goat'

But Cliff, is that something I see stuck right up the arse....hang on, I think it's a broom handle...

at Cliff

It's not bad nutrition though anna!
It's meat, potatoes and a bit of bread FGS.

Can you not manage the broom handle from a distance please?

Anna.

Get over it.

ah, anna a doudou lol

fabio - arf - i imagine your catfud spelling inspired by gary larson?

If someone is so worried about the effects of one Happy Meal, as an isolated incident, perhaps they ought to do the child care themselves so they can make sure the DC follows their diet plans to the letter!

"I am shocked that a professional child carer would do this without consulting the parents. "

Actually thinking about it I agree with this but I don't think there is anything wrong with taking the children to McDs occasionally and if she did and I then decided I wasn't happy with that then I would tell her please don't do that in future.

piscesmoon - silly post

try repeating it with the words "happy meal" substituted with "good beating"

the number of times is irrelevant

I'M PMSL at the thought of Anna going into her lawyer's office.

Lawyer.How can I help you?

Anna...

Lawyer. How can I help you? Do you have an issue to discuss?

Anna...

Lawyer Did your nanny feed your child a Happy Meal again?

Anna...

Lawyer She did, didn't she?

Anna You should know. Why should I have to tell you. What do you think I'm paying you people for! Do I have to do everything?

lol rhubarb

Where is the OP? What has she done? What was this all about to begin with?